Chef-baker Reem Assil will open a new Oakland restaurant, Dyafa, for Daniel<br />Patterson’s Alta Group. (Photo courtesy of Eric Wolfinger)

Her popular bakery, Reem’s California, in Oakland’s Fruitvale district, has hit its one-year mark. She’s been named a James Beard Award semifinalist for that venture. And now comes word that she will open the next new Oakland restaurant for Daniel Patterson’s Alta Group.

The restaurant Dyafa — the word comes from the Arabic for hospitality — will take over Patterson’s former Haven space at Jack London Square.

Assil, a graduate of the La Cocina culinary incubator, plans a menu based on her Palestinian-Syrian upbringing. Look for shareable plates such as mezze with freshly baked bread and larger plates of braised meats, local seafood and grains. A bread hearth will be a major focus.